Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 23, 2004

DANIEL FLORNESS – FASTENAL COMPANY (FAST)

DANIEL L. FLORNESS is Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Fastenal Company. He has been the Chief Financial Officer of Fastenal since joining the company in 1996. Mr. Florness took over the duties of Fastenal Treasurer in 1997. He attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting in 1986. After college graduation and before joining Fastenal, Mr. Florness spent 10 years working for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP in Minneapolis and New York. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an introduction to Fastenal?

Mr. Florness: Fastenal is a distributor of industrial supplies, and our

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